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Well I finally collected enough models to make this army, just waiting for a few bits to finish off the conversions. Trying to build the army as they appeared after Vervunhive, but before Phantine. I hate the Sentinel Company as it doesn't fit with anything that ever happened in the books, but the only other FA option are Hellhounds. The aircraft will be painted up like the Phantine as well. What do you think?


Battalion Tanith First and Only


Doctrines: Wilderness Survivors, Disciplined Shooters


Lord Commissar - Colonel-Commissar Gaunt Voice of Command, Bolt Pistol, Sword of Conquest40


Company Commander - Colonel CorbecBolter37


Company Commander - Major RawneBolter37


Vindicare Assassin (Mad Larkin)100


Platoon Leader - Mkoll Bolter, Dagger of Tushak27


Preacher - Ayatani Zweil40


Commissar - Viktor Hark Plasma Pistol25


Command Squad Medic, Standard34


Command Squad2 Sniper Rifles28


Command Squad2 Meltaguns44


Veteran Squad3 Meltaguns, Bolter92


Infantry Squad Meltagun, Bolter57


Infantry Squad Meltagun, Bolter57


Infantry Squad Meltagun, Bolter57


Infantry squad flamer, bolter57


Infantry squad flamer, bolter57


Infantry squad flamer, bolter57


Infantry squad bolter, autocannon( Try Again Bragg)62


Infantry squad sniper, bolter, missile launcher69


Infantry squad sniper, bolter, heavy bolter64


Scout SentinelLascannon50


Scout Sentinels3 Missile Launchers150


Armored Sentinels3 Autocannon135


Armored Sentinels3 Lascannons150


Heavy Weapon Squad3 Mortars51


Heavy Weapon Squad3 Autocannons51


Heavy Weapon Squad3 Missile Launchers66


Lightning FighterTwin Lascannon, Hellstrike Rack150


Lightning FighterTwin Lascannon, Hellstrike Rack150


Total1994


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oh man the pull to do something similar is strong!

 

I wonder if we'll get the ghosts as a new regiment for codex.....

 

Your choice of doctrine fits perfectly.

 

From my memory of reading books shouldn't it thematically be missile launchers as heavy weapon choice.

 

Could use Yarrick as Gaunt? 

 

You could go dual battalion then wouldn't need either the sentinels or heavy weapon teams......

 

Could you ally in Celastine :)

Tread fethers are a popular heavy weapon, but they also uses heavy stubbers and autocannons a lot. Bragg often uses a heavy bolter or autocannon as a rifle.

 

I've thought about running Celestine as Saint Sabbat, but my army is built before the battle of Phantine therefore Sabbat hasn't returned.

 

Not a bad idea about the double battalion though...

Fantastic man! I think you've nailed the flavor entirely And really enjoy the naming of larkin as an assassin.

Thematically it does seem a high preponderance of bolters on sgts in the line infantry, while I get the efficacy of such inclusions I feel like it doesn't jibe with the Firsts book presence.

Fantastic man! I think you've nailed the flavor entirely And really enjoy the naming of larkin as an assassin.

Thematically it does seem a high preponderance of bolters on sgts in the line infantry, while I get the efficacy of such inclusions I feel like it doesn't jibe with the Firsts book presence.

Oh the bolters. Those are lasguns with "hotshot packs." The only actual bolt weapon is Gaunt's pistol.

  • 2 weeks later...

Got some more ebay models, and made some revisions to the list:

 

Just to note, all bolters I play as lasguns with opponent's permission, or just call them lasguns with Hot-Shot packs if they refuse. All Heavy Bolters are modeled as heavy stubbers as well. The army is built as they were portrayed at the Battle of Phantine from the book "The Guns of Tanith." All planes will be painted up as the Phantine Air Corps.

Tanith 1st
Astra Militarum - 2,000 pts

Doctrines: Wilderness Survivors, Disciplined Shooters


Astra Militarum Patrol Detachment ( 2CP - 594PT )

    HQ
        Company Commander (Major Rawne) (37) Boltgun

    TROOPS
        Infantry Squad (57)
            1x Guardsman: Flamer
            1x Sergeant: Boltgun
            8x Guardsman

        Infantry Squad (57)
            1x Guardsman: Flamer
            1x Sergeant: Boltgun
            8x Guardsman

        Infantry Squad (57)
            1x Guardsman: Flamer
            1x Sergeant: Boltgun
            8x Guardsman

    ELITES
        Command Squad (54)
            1x Veteran: Heavy flamer
            1x Veteran
            2x Veteran: Meltagun

        Veterans (102)
            1x Veteran Heavy Weapons Team: Heavy bolter
            1x Veteran Sergeant: Boltgun
            3x Veteran: Plasma gun
            4x Veteran

    FLYER
        Thunderbolt (230) Thunderbolt hellstrike rack

Astra Militarum Battalion Detachment ( 3CP - 1399PT )

    HQ

 WARLORD: Lord Commissar (Col-Commissar Ibram Gaunt) (40) 
            TRAITS: Master of Command
        Company Commander (Col. Colm Corbec) (37) Boltgun

        Company Commander (Cpt. Ban Daur(37) Boltgun

      

    TROOPS
        Infantry Squad (72)
            1x Guardsman: Meltagun
            1x Heavy Weapons Team: Missile launcher
            1x Sergeant: Boltgun
            6x Guardsman

        Infantry Squad (72)
            1x Guardsman: Meltagun
            1x Heavy Weapons Team: Missile launcher
            1x Sergeant: Boltgun
            6x Guardsman

        Infantry Squad (72)
            1x Guardsman: Meltagun
            1x Heavy Weapons Team: (Trooper Caffran) Missile launcher
            1x Sergeant: (Shoggy Domor) Boltgun
            6x Guardsman (1 conversion to Tona Criid)

        Infantry Squad (64)
            1x Guardsman: Sniper rifle
            1x Heavy Weapons Team: Heavy bolter
            1x Sergeant: Boltgun
            6x Guardsman

        Infantry Squad (69)
            1x Guardsman: Sniper rifle
            1x Heavy Weapons Team: Missile launcher
            1x Sergeant: Boltgun
            6x Guardsman

        Infantry Squad (62)
            1x Heavy Weapons Team: (Try Again Bragg) Autocannon
            1x Sergeant: Boltgun
            7x Guardsman (1 modeled as Lijah Fething Cuu)

    ELITES
        Command Squad (44)
            1x Veteran: Laspistol, Medi-pack (Doc Dorden)
            1x Veteran: Regimental standard (Brin Milo)
            1x Veteran (Beltayn)
            1x Veteran: Heavy flamer (Brostin)

        Command Squad (30)
            1x Veteran
            3x Veteran: Sniper rifle

        Commissar (25) Plasma pistol (Commissar Hark)

        Platoon Commander (27) Boltgun (Scout Sgt. Mkoll)
            RELICS: The Dagger of Tu’Sakh

        Veterans (102)
            1x Veteran: Heavy flamer
            1x Veteran Sergeant: Boltgun (Mkvenner)
            3x Veteran: Meltagun
            5x Veteran

        Veterans (78)
            1x Veteran Heavy Weapons Team: Heavy bolter
            1x Veteran Sergeant: Boltgun (Mach Bonin)
            3x Veteran: Sniper rifle
            4x Veteran

        Vindicare Assassin (100) (Sniper Mad Larkin)

    HEAVY SUPPORT
        Heavy Weapons Squad (51)
            3x Heavy Weapons Team

        Heavy Weapons Squad (51)
            3x Heavy Weapons Team: Autocannon

        Heavy Weapons Squad (66)
            3x Heavy Weapons Team: Missile launcher

    FLYER
        Voss-pattern Lightning (150) Lightning hellstrike rack

        Voss-pattern Lightning (150) Lightning hellstrike rack


Total Points: 1993/2000

Edited by SteveAntilles
  • 6 months later...

Raising this thread from the dead... @Steve Antilles, any new lists that feature Gaunt's Ghosts? Posting mine shortly!

Yes! Been working on a few models trying to put a new list together with the new unit. All Bolters are "Hot-shot lasguns," and all Heavy Bolters are "Heavy Stubbers. The Ratling squad is an elite squad of Tanith snipers, all the old metal Larkins, lol. Here's what I got so far:

Doctrines: Wilderness Survivors, Disciplined Shooters    

Battalion Detachment

Gaunt's Ghosts   135

Company Commander - Agun Soric Bolter 37        

Infantry squad Bolter, Sniper, Heavy Bolter 69

Infantry squad Bolter, Sniper, Heavy Bolter 69

Infantry squad Bolter, Sniper, Heavy Bolter 69      

Infantry squad Bolter, Flamer, Missile Launcher 77

Infantry squad Bolter, Flamer, Missile Launcher 77

Infantry squad Bolter, Flamer, Missile Launcher 77        

Command Squad Medic, Standard 35

Command Squad 3 Snipers 31

Special Weapon Squad 3 Flamers 49

Special Weapon Squad 3 Sniper Rifles 40

Veteran Squad Bolter, 3 Sniper Rifles, Heavy Bolter 83

Veteran Squad Bolter, 3 Plasma Guns, Missile Launcher 112      

Heavy Support    

Heavy Weapon Squad 3 Autocannons 50

Heavy Weapon Squad 3 Mortars 50        

Battalion Detachment  

Company Commander - Gol Kolea Boltgun 37

Company Commander - Ban Daur Boltgun 37            

Infantry Squad Bolter, Melta Gun, Missile Launcher 77

Infantry Squad Bolter, Melta Gun, Missile Launcher 77

Infantry Squad Bolter, Melta Gun, Missile Launcher 77      

Infantry Squad Bolter, Flamer, Missile Launcher 77

Infantry Squad Bolter, Flamer, Missile Launcher 77

Infantry Squad Bolter, Flamer, Missile Launcher 77      

Commissar - Viktor Hark Plasma Pistol 30

Command Squad 3 Meltaguns 55

Special Weapon Squad 3 Flamers 49

Veteran Squad Bolter, 3 Meltaguns 97

Ratling Squad x10 100      

Heavy Weapon Squad 3 Missile Launchers 65  

Total 1992

Edited by SteveAntilles

A very cool, thematic list! You can absolutely drown your opponent in Guardsmen... what is that just about 200 models? Crazy! I really like the use of Ratlings, they definitely fit the bill when it comes to their accuracy, its just a shame you have to drop down to S/T 2  to get it. One thing that I "worry" about is your Flamer/Missile Infantry Squads. You'll rarely be wanting to move those squads so as to not take the -1 to Hit, but you still need to get within 12" for the Flamer to go off. If it were me, I think I'd go put all your Flamers in SWS, and slap the Snipers in those Missile Infantry Squads. Similarly, the meltaguns in those Squads kind of lose out... could you give them Plasma instead and swap the Meltas over to a Veteran Squad? Outflanking Veteran Meltas could work really well against some lists. I'm not a huge fan of Mortars in this style list, and the single unit probably won't prove so effective against anything hiding out of LoS... more tread fethers!! That being said Dark Eldar are a thing and more autocannons could be really clutch. I'm not sure what your thoughts on relics were, but Laurels of Command could be useful, the Dagger of Tu'sakh could be handy too. I don't think you'll be too CP starved as most infantry-related strats are cheap and often situational, so you could probably forgo Kurov's (it can't be everywhere can it?). 

 

Cool list man, remember to live forever ;) 

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